“Daddy,” my son said to me the other day, “what have you been working on?” I had been putting in some extra hours in my home office getting together two presentations that I need to finish. “I am going to do a presentation for some other people,” I told him. “What’s it about?,” he asked […]
This article was originally published on PInow.com. When I was growing up, I never really enjoyed writing. I didn’t like reading much either. (That probably explains some things.) I wasn’t a particularly bad writer; I just never enjoyed it. That would not be terribly surprising for most kids, but my grandfather happened to be an […]
This post originally appeared on ACFE Insights, a blog run by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. As an investigator, my job is to collect information and gather facts. There is never enough information. The more, the better. But in my own experience, one of the most powerful sources of information for a Certified Fraud Examiner […]
How much does a background investigation cost … or … what are the fees for a background investigation? This, of course, is always one of the first questions someone has when they are considering paying for a background investigation. The short answer is a background investigation can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to […]
Quick! What is the first thing you think of when you hear that there was some type of warning or “red flag” in a background check/background investigation? If you are like most people, you probably think of criminal records … and rightfully so. Criminal records are the most important piece of a background investigation. (Doing […]
There are a number of things that are included in a background investigation that go beyond what is looked at in a typical background check. While a background check typically includes criminal background checks, driving records (if the job demands the skill), verification of past employment, verification of academic degree and a credit check, a […]
Background checks are all the rage now. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot these days. There are background checks for gun purchases. Background checks for employment purposes. There’s the “Instant Background Check.” Government background checks for security clearance. Nanny background checks. There is even a school in the Chicago suburbs that conducts […]
While the terms background check and background investigation are frequently used interchangeably and, in fact, we use the terms interchangeably on this website, there is a big difference between the two. What Is a Background Check? A background check is a quick way to verify the integrity of a person, and includes inputting a name […]
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